1934 in India

Events in the year 1934 in India.

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Decades:
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  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
See also:List of years in India
Timeline of Indian history

Incumbents
  • Emperor of India – George V
  • Viceroy of India – The Earl of Willingdon

Events
  • National income - ₹22,775 million
  • 15 January – The 8.0 Mw  Nepal–Bihar earthquake shakes the Himalayas with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), leaving 6,000–10,700 dead.
  • 7 April – Mahatma Gandhi suspended his campaign of civil disobedience.
  • July – The Communist Party of India is declared unlawful.[1]
  • September – Gandhi is successful in forcing the hand of the caste Hindus in favour of the depressed classes in the scheme of representation.[1]
  • G. Edward Lewis discovers 'man-like ape' fossils in Northern India. They are named Ramapithecus and Sugrivapithecus, after Rama and Sugriva.
  • Unsuccessful attempts on the life of Sir John Anderson, Governor of Bengal.
  • Protection was granted to the steel industry till 31 March 1941 subject to preference for English steel under the Ottawa agreement.
  • Formation of Congress Socialist Party

Law
  • 54-hour week passed.[1]
  • Reserve Bank of India Act passed
  • The graduates of Dehra Dun Academy could, by a new law, get the Governor-General's commission in the army and the Navy.
  • Sugarcane Act
  • Indian Aircraft Act
  • Petroleum Act
  • Dock Labourers Act

Births
  • 7 January – Jamila Massey, actress and writer.
  • 9 January – Mahendra Kapoor, playback singer (died 2008).
  • 22 January
    • Vijay Anand, filmmaker, producer, screen writer, editor and actor (died 2004).
    • Sugathakumari, poet and activist (died 2020)
  • 2 February – Haripal Kaushik, field hockey player and commentator (died 2018)
  • 27 February – Manoj Das, writer (died 2021)
  • 15 March – Kanshi Ram, politician and founder of Bahujan Samaj Party (died 2006).
  • 21 March – Buta Singh, politician, Minister of Home Affairs (1986–1989), Governor of Bihar (2004–2006) and Chairman of NCSC (died 2021)
  • 29 March – Shahryar Khan, Pakistani diplomat and politician (died 2024)
  • 24 April – Jayakanthan, writer, essayist, journalist, pamphleteer, film-maker and critic (died 2015).
  • 16 May – Leela Nambudiripad, children's writer (died 2021)
  • 19 May – Ruskin Bond, children's writer.
  • 31 May – Bhagwatikumar Sharma, author and journalist (died 2018)
  • 1 June – Mohan Kumar, Indian director (died 2017)
  • 16 June – Kumari Kamala, dancer and actress
  • 23 June – Virbhadra Singh, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh
  • 12 July – May Routh, Indian-born British-American costume designer (died 2022)
  • 21 July – Chandu Borde, cricketer.
  • 8 August – Sudakshina Sarma, Ammamese singer (died 2023)
  • 4 November – Vijaya Mehta, theatre and film director and actress.
  • 5 November – Rashid Byramji, horse trainer (died 2022)
  • 18 November – C. N. Balakrishnan, Indian politician (died 2018)

Full date unknown
  • Kedarnath Singh, poet. (died 2018)
  • J. P. S. Uberoi, sociologist (died 2024)

Death
  • C. Sankaran Nair, former Indian National Congress president (b.1857)[2]

References
  1. Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  2. "Explained: The story of Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair, who took on the British in their own courts". The Indian Express. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
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